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Pfizer & Chai Discovery have entered into a licensing agreement, allowing Pfizer to integrate Chai’s AI-driven drug discovery platform into its biologics research workflows
As per the deal, Pfizer will integrate Chai’s AI platform into its drug discovery engine, gaining early access to the Chai-3 model & a customized AI model built using Pfizer’s…
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Lundbeck and Cradle entered a partnership to leverage AI-powered protein engineering for the discovery and optimization of biotherapeutics, with an initial focus on 2 antibody programs targeting CNS diseases
Lundbeck will deploy Cradle’s generative AI platform in its first end-to-end AI-guided protein engineering workflow, using iterative feedback from experimental data to discover & optimize…
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CytomX has expanded its collaboration & licensing agreement with Regeneron to develop conditionally-activated bispecific cancer therapies using CytomX’s Probody platform & Regeneron’s Veloci-B BsAb development platform
As per the expanded deal, the companies will continue joint discovery efforts to identify & validate conditionally active BsAbs, with Regeneron assuming responsibility for all preclinical & clinical development, commercialization,…
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals & Inceptive Nucleics have entered into a strategic collaboration to accelerate the discovery of novel RNAi therapeutics
The collaboration is valued at up to $2B, with $30M upfront, incl. cash & an equity investment in Inceptive. Inceptive will also receive additional preclinical, regulatory, & commercial milestone payments
Collaboration combines Alnylam’s RNAi expertise…
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Ascidian has entered a global research & licensing agreement with Eli Lilly to discover & develop therapies for undisclosed monogenic kidney diseases, with an option to expand the collaboration to additional targets
As per the deal, Lilly will obtain exclusive target-specific rights to Ascidian’s RNA exon editing tech for undisclosed targets, with Ascidian leading…
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Travere has entered into an exclusive licensing & collaboration agreement with Everest Medicines for the development & commercialization of civorebrutinib (EVER001) worldwide (excl. China & certain countries in East & Southeast Asia)
As per the deal, Everest will receive $112.5M upfront & ~$1.03B in cash payments tied to development, regulatory & commercial milestones across…
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Haisco Pharmaceutical has entered into a licensing & research collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop novel medicines across multiple therapeutic areas
As per the deal, Haisco will be responsible for the discovery & identification of ~5 target programs, while Lilly will lead IND-enabling studies, clinical development, & commercialization
Lilly will gain exclusive global rights…
Pfizer and Innovent Biologics Partner to Accelerate 12 Oncology Programs in a Deal Valued at ~$10.5B
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Innovent will advance the early-stage & de novo cancer therapies, incl. ADCs through P-I before Pfizer assumes global development, with Pfizer securing exclusive global rights to 4 programs & will be responsible for the global development costs
Also, Pfizer will obtain exclusive ex-Greater China rights to 4 additional programs & fund the majority of development…
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Apogee will receive ~$1.3B in flexible, non-dilutive capital from Blackstone, incl. ~$800M of synthetic royalty & ~$500M in senior debt available at the mutual consent of both parties, to support the late-stage development & potential commercialization of zumilokibart
Blackstone will provide ~$800M in synthetic royalty funding to Apogee in exchange for 15-year tiered royalties…
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Incyte and Genesis have expanded their collaboration to accelerate the discovery of novel molecules for Incyte-selected targets by deploying Genesis’ GEMS molecular AI platform across a broader range of challenging targets in Incyte’s portfolio
Incyte will provide experimental data to enhance GEMS’ capabilities, plus the companies will add ≥5 new targets, with options for…

